Ouagadougou
/ˈwɑːɡəˈduːɡuː/
"ouagadougou" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Ouagadougou” is uncommon English (frequency #64,592 among 1,431 “O” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,592
- frequency rank, English
- 1,431
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The capital city of Burkina Faso.
Corpus desk
Index EN-ouagadougou · Ouagadougou · English
Ouagadougou · rank #64,592 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #64,592
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-8 8 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,431
- PHOTO-FINISH Osun
Nearest frequency peer: Osun (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “Ouagadougou”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- ornery
ornery
35,411 corpus weight
- Osun
Osun
35,410 corpus weight
- Ouagadougou
Ouagadougou
35,409 corpus weight
- outstanding…
outstandingly
35,407 corpus weight
- Owensboro
Owensboro
35,406 corpus weight
- owings
owings
35,405 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Ouagadougou” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ouagadougou |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈwɑːɡəˈduːɡuː/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #64,592 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Ouagadougou” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Ouagadougou is uncommon English at frequency #64,592 among 1,431 “O” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈwɑːɡəˈduːɡuː/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The capital city of Burkina Faso.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Ouagadougou, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French Ouagadougou, from a local name such as Moore Waogdgo and Farefare Wɔgdɔgɔ. The correct English form is Ouagadougou, spelled O-U-A-G-A-D-O-U-G-O-U.
Definition
- 1The capital city of Burkina Faso.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Ouagadougou appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Perhaps he was there right now, in Ouagadougou, taking a last detour to revisit friends before passing on to eternity, wherever that is.
Etymology
From French Ouagadougou, from a local name such as Moore Waogdgo and Farefare Wɔgdɔgɔ.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).